duine — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adult noun A person who has reached the age of legal maturity, typically 18 or older.
- human adjective Relating to people, or having the qualities typical of people.
- man noun An adult male human being.
- one num The number 1; the first positive whole number.
- person noun A human being, or any individual regarded as an entity with rights and identity.
Senses
duine is used for these senses in English:
- adult An animal that is full-grown.
- human (fantasy, scifi, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.
- human being A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.
- man A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
- one (impersonal pronoun, indefinite) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
- person (in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).
- person (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]
adult — full definition
- noun A person who has reached the age of legal maturity, typically 18 or older.
- adj Fully grown, or intended for grown-ups rather than children.
human — full definition
- adjective Relating to people, or having the qualities typical of people.
- noun A member of the species Homo sapiens; a person.